eli5: Why is it temperatures can go up to the trillions but only down to -273?

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eli5: Why is it temperatures can go up to the trillions but only down to -273?

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Because there is no such thing as cold only the absence of heat and 0 degrees C or F are both slightly arbitrary. You can always add more energy and therefore more heat but you can’t take away what isn’t there.

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